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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Pozzi's cousin that was 20 years his senior and a well-known society doctor whose patients including the ruling family of Napoleon III?
(a) Jean Lorrain.
(b) Edmond de Polignac.
(c) Alexandre Laboulbene.
(d) Georges-Charles de Heeckeren.

2. When did the author first see in person the painting that inspired this book?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2001.

3. How old was Dr. Pozzi when he traveled to London with the prince and the count in 1885?
(a) 28.
(b) 42.
(c) 38.
(d) 32.

4. With what famous actress did Dr. Pozzi have an ongoing affair and friendship?
(a) Catherine Pozzi.
(b) Emma Fischoff.
(c) Sarah Bernhardt.
(d) Marie Colombier.

5. Who was put on trial for having translated Emile Zola's La Terre to English?
(a) Alexandre Laboulbene.
(b) Edward Vizetelly.
(c) Joris-Karl Huysmans.
(d) Edmond de Polignac.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the father of Leon Daudet?

2. How old was Montesquiou when he traveled to London in 1885?

3. Who wrote the play Love is the Best Medicine?

4. When did Montesquiou and Polignac meet?

5. Who was Samuel Pozzi's grandfather?

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